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2026 NBA Draft Thread
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Acuff be doing those Candace Parker dunks
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Granite it’s Californian Baptists, but it’s nice to see Peterson actually have a big game.
- Sep 18, 2003
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Going back and watching DP from high school, yeah this ain’t the same player. The questions are how much of the decline in skills because of the jump in competition or is it health or both
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Just a basketball player.
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Man I wanted the Celtics to draft Yaxel last year but then he decided to withdraw.
Probably made the right choice
Probably made the right choice
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Acuff clearly looks bigger than actual small guards out there. Don’t understand the people that act like he’s some kind of shrimp out there. Also nobody else on that team plays defense outside of Richmond.
As long as his shooting is real, which it certainly seems to be given the sample size at this point, I don’t see why he can’t be like a healthy version of Darius Garland at the next level. Still going to get picked on because he’s probably the smallest defender on floor, but his offense will make up for it.
As long as his shooting is real, which it certainly seems to be given the sample size at this point, I don’t see why he can’t be like a healthy version of Darius Garland at the next level. Still going to get picked on because he’s probably the smallest defender on floor, but his offense will make up for it.
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Acuff looks closer to 6'1 than 6'3. With that said, he looks like he can be an offensive engine in the league.
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Agreed on the height. Also haven’t seen anything of note defensively
We’ve seen this profile before, hopefully he lands with a good organization.
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Would be very curious what the Hawks would do if he's on the board with the Pelicans' pick. Would they sign up to draft another small, offense only guard?Agreed on the height. Also haven’t seen anything of note defensively
We’ve seen this profile before, hopefully he lands with a good organization.
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What starting PG in the NBA plays elite defense? It’s literally tye least impactful defender you can have on the floor anyway. Also Acuff has a long wingspan. He only looks short because he’s swole. Kid is the best guard in the country! I’ve been saying it, Perkins been saying it. The best college PG Cal has ever coached
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He's small, but I like him. He's more Dame/Deron Williams/Marbury than someone like a Kemba to me. He's physically strong for his position.
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You can certainly be a positive team defender at the 1 without being Jrue Holiday.
Whether you can get a guy to that point is a dice roll & should absolutely be mentioned if the tape is showing nothing inspiring.
Because you definitely shouldn’t expect him to improve on that end of the floor when he’s taking a bunch of shots for you.
And two things can be true - You can be the best guard in the draft…. while having that area of improvement.
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True he definitely got to improve, but my thing is you have a guy like Boozer, who actually plays a position where defense is ultra important and his defensive short comings just get glossed over. Dude got no hops, he’s 6’8 and he’s not long. Averages under a block. You are basically hoping he becomes his own special archetype in the league. You know what you’re gonna get with Acuff. Just got to put the right pieces around him
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You can count on one hand the amount of point guards that don’t suck defensively.
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Especially in the modern era. If you’re a PG and you carry the offense, you don’t play amazing defense. I think Brunson analytically is a worse defender than Dlo
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How y’all feel about Tanner? Big fan. Don’t know his ceiling, but he can play for real.
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Now this kid may actually be too small
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Tanner is going to be a good backup. Does everything you want someone his size to do. Don’t know if he can overcome that frame but he’s going to be good
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